Laura, I'm so sorry about your brother. I'm glad he waited for you. And yes, Brendon is an absolute superhero!
Whatever happened to the still beating heart of a virgin? No one has any standards anymore.
Giles ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph L. - Aug 18, 2025 11:11:27 am PDT #8864 of 8866
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
DavidS - Aug 18, 2025 11:14:37 am PDT #8865 of 8866
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm so sorry about your brother, Laura. He seems like somebody who sailed under their own wind and wasn't going to change his habits to extend his stay. He lived the life of his choosing.
First, you already know Brendon is a superhero but once again he came through.
And then some!
My sciatica re-emerged last night after I sat on couch wrong, apparently. But this time it came on my right leg. Very unwelcome return, but I was able to push it back with my life-saving standing stretch to open the piriformis. Not an issue at Pilates.
My neighborhood not only has USF nearby, but an elementary school (where my downstairs neighbor has her son attending) and a Montessori. Which is to say, that all the schools are back in session and you can feel the buzz in the neighborhood.
Nice sunny day to welcome them back.
Jessica - Aug 18, 2025 1:07:12 pm PDT #8866 of 8866
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
As we prepare to send Dylan off to college, I've been noticing all the little routine family things that are happening for the last time (really minor things like "this is the last time I'll have to buy this specific cereal only he eats" at the grocery store).
I described this to the kids at dinner as "I'm having all these Boromir-will-never-eat-scrambled-eggs-again feelings" and received blank stares, which I think proves that this generation is not as Very Online as they think they are SO THERE. #learnyourhistorykids